Flying with Purpose

Be the Example

I was surprised to hear a friend refer to my trip around the world as a “vacation” the other day. Don’t get me wrong, I’m having fun – lecturing, meeting new people, seeing the world and doing fun things. But there are many other reasons for flying around the world in 90 days. So here is an outline of my purpose for this trip with a few of them.

• Fundraising – Raising money for the AOPA (Aircraft Owners Pilot Association) scholarship fund under the name, “The Spirit of San Diego” and secondly the Lindbergh Schweitzer Elementary School, detailed on my “Charitable Causes” page. Additionally I will donate $1 for each book that I sell from my soon to be released, “Flying Thru Life.” Inside you’ll learn how I made this trip possible by tripling the size of my business using certain principals that created the abundance of time and money. You don’t have to own a business to benefit from the book. You just need a desire to to go out and fulfill your dreams.

• Making Aviation Available to Everyone – I’m showcasing some AMAZING aviation technology that makes flying less expensive and safer for everyone! Things like a faster, and more efficient propeller by MT-Propeller installed by Advanced Aircraft; a nano ceramic coating by Flight Shield/Clean Wings that makes your plane slipperier; an electronic ignition by Electroair installed by High Performance Aircraft that creates more horsepower, faster starts and uses less fuel and the Garmin flight Stream 210 installed by Neal Aviation that allows you to download flight plans via Bluetooth so you don’t need to have your engine running as long when you program your GPS.

• Safety Awareness – I’m flying around the world to show pilots that it can be done safely with the proper planning, support through companies like General Aviation Support Egypt, preparation and good pilot decision making. I am also using AMSAFE airbags, an Altitude Alert Cabin Pressure Sensor, and Lightspeed PFX headsets that ensure you hear what others are saying the first time. I’m sharing what I’m learning in my circumnavigating the globe tips and videos to ensure that flying is safer for everyone!

• Insight into Possibility – I’m documenting the fun I’m having to show people with my actions and not just my words that all of this is possible when our passion and purpose are in alignment – a purpose cause I refer to as, “Flying Thru Life.”

I’m flying with purpose and passion.

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7 Comments on “Flying with Purpose”

A great report on why you are undertaking this massive adventure Robert. We at General Aviation Support Egypt know the problems and expenses involved with this kind of venture and you ability to showcase new technology to cut down prices and increase safety are a wonderful addition to your own personal journey around the world.
WE will continue to support your flight and help make each stop one to remember through our worldwide family of volunteers and contacts.
Fly high, fly safe and enjoy the experience 🙂

Great article Robert DeLaurentis, Zen Pilot. Once we embark on a journey and are going in a certain direction, we should not have to explain to others why we are doing something, for it is when the explanation becomes greater than the something, that the purpose can lose some of its altitude and the energy it takes to refuel the fire can be emotionally draining. You know why you set out on this mission and are doing such a wonderful job of representing your values and truths.

Some people may have just visited the page briefly and didn’t know Zen Pilot’s mission. The clarification is excellent and I believe not only educated others but also by having to write about it probably brought up back to awareness all the right reasons for which this journey started since inception and initial planing; making those reasons alive and even more powerful.